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exactingness

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Definition of exactingness word

  • noun exactingness The state of being exacting. 1

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Parts of speech for Exactingness

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

exactingness popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for exactingness

noun exactingness

  • severity — harshness, sternness, or rigor: Their lives were marked by severity.
  • rigor — strictness, severity, or harshness, as in dealing with people.
  • rigour — strictness, severity, or harshness, as in dealing with people.
  • acerbity — Acerbity is a kind of bitter, critical humour.
  • asperity — If you say something with asperity, you say it impatiently and severely.

Antonyms for exactingness

noun exactingness

  • informality — the state of being informal; absence of formality.
  • kindness — the state or quality of being kind: kindness to animals.
  • mildness — amiably gentle or temperate in feeling or behavior toward others.
  • importance — the quality or state of being important; consequence; significance.
  • blandness — pleasantly gentle or agreeable: a bland, affable manner.

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